Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-10-04
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TIE Orsgostaa has hesn intszviswinR
Portland railroad lnsn and nhippers IN
regard to the effect Of the astioa Of ths
Northern Paslae Ia joining IN the Ore
aon Railway q Navieation lease. Fol-
loving are soms Of the 0pinions sx-
pressed:
A psominens FailfoadsF expressed the
opinion that the Union Paciee bad con-
ceded 8 very valuable teFTitnFy when
sheg eavs % the Oolfnx bganeh, hut
probably ahey had 90 do ID. "Y0a sea-
ma he, ''thas theO. Il. & N. had every
thing 10 ioSe ana nothing 70 gain b.
e0nflnuing toe aRht foE territory. The
Northern Paeilin, b. bullding q brahoh
into the Palouse eoansFy, another into
tha WaIla Walia valley and another
midway thFoaQh Umatilta county, kaa
a he very viaMlB Of chs q. r.. q N. To
cave Iifs, she q. &. a n. aasEtnced .
Iinsb. They eould nos r1Aaisnto by
bniIdlna nofahWnRd beoanae no wheat,
10 spaak Of, Il saiaed along the llre Of
the Northern Pacihe between Wallnla
and the Idaho line. Spokane Falls ID
the onIy vulnerable apoa On Ahe hosth-
arm. and thas city aA0ne Waa not com
penaaAion for the I0ss Of halt Of tbs
grain tRnfie Of the Inland Empire. l
1uppoee that the Northern Pacific will
eoaeede the Pendleton and Wallnla road
10 she o. Il. 4 n.
sIf the Northern had 90 mack The best
o. The ailuatlon, why were they almost
q unit in favor Of She joint lsaasls asked
he reporter.
&c & sImpls enough" ives Che an
seer. "They bad 30 DO Il oKsoon 30 In
10 The bands Of receiver. The last
annual Fepera showed that ths road
eaaned above Interest and nzed charges
about $4,000. Win tl1 Tremendous
Opposition aaainsk them q vas doubtful
WHISTLER their nst EARNINGS daring the
coming gear would pay their interest
and fxed charges. Here u the Canadian
PnoiAo on tie nurAh hghtlna them for
every inch Of territory on P0Ret Sound
sxoept Tacoma. Seattle. the principal
elty, ID unfFiendly for good reasonR The
uaion paciac waa M4haing than on the
south for Monkana and Oregon. and ahe
Northern vas steadily losing RoFtiand'a
trade. 10 ii g common FumoF that the
Northern q nov carrying less than 36
per cent. Of P0Kklnnd'a through baai.
ness- Jim Hill'a road will be 81 Helena
10 q aew montha He has already buill
AIS miles, and the Manitoba e nov
carving mere cattle from Montana 10
81. Paul than the Northern Pani6c ID
carrying. Fortunately She Northern
has she call On passenger tfaiiie, and
that has helpsd them oat wonderfully
sit looks 10 me,n said ano Of the Port.
land directors OF The Oregon Railway q
Navigation Company, nos 9 railroad
man, sas IL the original policy Of VII.
lard, as expressed Ia The writtsn aQree-
msns made Ia 1859 b. She q. b. 4 n,
Northern and unien. "a going 10 be
carried ant. TIE territory, according
10 the DISPATCHES has heen divided iasf
as be intended i've yeare aao thaa IL
sAonld be divided. We are going 10
have terminal facilities nov. noa On 90
nrand q s0Aie, hat amply saffioieua
The attitude Of TIE NoFtheFn PanlHc
toward Portland d Ralna 20 be friendly,
and imagine that Seattle Wili be
placed on an even foosinR With Ia
coma.
There lsonly enc feature In eannsstion
with tie isint lease that displeassa me.
The BnrssndeR Of The PAloaee branch
maaBa, think. thai we sFe nol 10 hsvs
direct eoaneeiion with The E@ug IA
lena mines. ntill u Il likely that some
agreement has been reached. OF course.
he Northern will bald info The mines.
aud IA seems 10 me thai the bes4 line u
20 extend The fai0asa bFaneh from
Fafmington. Bal suppose they bald
a. they originally intended. ] have "a
ldea that rates 10 Portland and Taco-
na will Be the same ~ b Wishes. Mon
saae, and that b as good a. We eoatd
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